Compositional Forms Questions and Answers

Q: 'Lakshan Geet' is a musical form, which describes :

Lakshan geet describes the characteristics of a raga.A lakshan geet is a short composition used in teaching in which the words state the raga's lakshanas, that is, its thaat, jati, vadi and samvadi, the time of singing and its other special features, so that students learn the raga's character while they learn the notes.It does not describe the quality of sound, the study of music in general or the variety of tanas, so the other options are wrong.

Q: Who is the founder of Kawali ?

Amir Khusro is regarded as the founder of qawwali.Amir Khusro (1253-1325), the poet and musician of the court of Delhi, is credited with creating the qawwali form, by combining Persian and Indian musical elements, and with several other innovations.Tansen is known for dhrupad and for ragas such as Miyan ki Malhar, and Sadarang and Adarang are the pen-names of the khyal composers.Tradition also credits Khusro with tarana and with several raga combinations, and his Persian-Hindavi verse set the pattern for qawwali, which is sung in groups at Sufi shrines.

'Lakshan Geet' is a musical form, which describes :

A.Characteristics of a 'raga'
B.Quality of sound
C.Musicology
D.Variety of 'Tanas'

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: A

Lakshan geet describes the characteristics of a raga.

A lakshan geet is a short composition used in teaching in which the words state the raga's lakshanas, that is, its thaat, jati, vadi and samvadi, the time of singing and its other special features, so that students learn the raga's character while they learn the notes.

It does not describe the quality of sound, the study of music in general or the variety of tanas, so the other options are wrong.

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Bols of Maseetkhani Gat are

A.Dir Da Rada Dir Da Dir Da Ra
B.Dir Da Dir Da Ra Da Da Ra
C.Da Ra Dir Dir Da Rada Dar Da
D.None of these

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

The bols of the Masitkhani gat are 'Dir Da Dir Da Ra Da Da Ra'.

The Masitkhani gat is the slow-tempo tabla gat attributed to Masit Khan, and the key gives its bols as the sequence in option (B), with the dir-da dir-da pairs followed by ra da da ra.

The sequences in (A) and (C) arrange the same syllables in different orders and do not match the key, and 'none of these' is wrong because option (B) is correct.

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Who is the founder of Kawali ?

A.Miya Tansen
B.Amir Khusroo
C.Sadarang
D.Adarang

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

Amir Khusro is regarded as the founder of qawwali.

Amir Khusro (1253-1325), the poet and musician of the court of Delhi, is credited with creating the qawwali form, by combining Persian and Indian musical elements, and with several other innovations.

Tansen is known for dhrupad and for ragas such as Miyan ki Malhar, and Sadarang and Adarang are the pen-names of the khyal composers.

Tradition also credits Khusro with tarana and with several raga combinations, and his Persian-Hindavi verse set the pattern for qawwali, which is sung in groups at Sufi shrines.

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The last prabanda which is kept lively even today ?

A.Nowka Charitram
B.Geetgovindam
C.Nandanar Charitam
D.Krishnalila Tarangani

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

Geetgovindam, the work of Jayadeva, is the prabandha still kept alive today. It is sung in temple traditions to this day, especially its ashtapadis, so it survives as a living tradition, not just as a text. Nowka Charitram, Nandanar Charitam and Krishnalila Tarangini are South Indian musical plays (geya natakas) in a different form from the prabandha, and they are not the work meant here. The official key gives Geetgovindam, the Sanskrit lyric poem of Jayadeva, as the surviving prabandha.

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'Taal' used with 'Sadra' style of singing

A.Matt Taal
B.Tivra
C.Sool Taal
D.Gaj Jhampa

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: C

The key gives Sool Taal as the taal used with the sadra style of singing. Sadra is a vocal form of the dhrupad family that is sung in a ten-beat tala, and Sool Taal has ten matras. Matt Taal has nine and Gaj Jhampa is a different tala of fifteen beats, and Tivra is a seven-beat tala, so none of them fit the ten-beat sadra. The keyed answer is Sool Taal.

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Match the following :

List - I	List - II
a. Dhrupad	i. Punjaabi Taal
b. Khayal	ii. Deepchandi
c. Thumari	iii. Teen Taal
d. Tappa	iv. Chaar Taal

Codes : a b c d

A.iv iii ii i
B.i ii iii iv
C.ii i iv iii
D.iii iv i ii

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: A

Dhrupad is paired with Chaar Taal (iv), khayal with Teen Taal (iii), thumri with Deepchandi (ii) and tappa with Punjabi taal (i), which gives the code iv iii ii i. The other codes pair the forms with the wrong talas: the second code gives the Punjabi taal to dhrupad, the third gives Deepchandi to dhrupad, and the fourth gives Teen Taal to dhrupad. Only the first code matches all four forms to their talas, and it is the keyed answer.

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Identify the correct group which depicts the components of 'Chaturanga' ?

A.Khayal, Trivat, Dhrupad, Dhamar
B.Pada, Sargam, Bole of Tabla / Pakhawaj, Tenak (Nirarthak Shabda)
C.Trivat, Tarana, Dhrupad, Khayal
D.Dhrupad, Dhamar, Sargam, Tarana

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

The key gives the second group for the Chaturanga, a composition that combines four parts: the pada (words), sargam, bols of tabla or pakhawaj and the tenak (meaningless syllables, as in tarana). The other groups list vocal forms (khayal, dhrupad, dhamar, tarana, trivat), which are separate types of song, not the four parts of a chaturanga.

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The name of opera in India

A.Nritya nataka
B.Geya nataka
C.Bhagavatamela natakam
D.Kalakshepam

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

The key gives Geya nataka as the name of opera in India, a sung drama in which the story is told through songs. Nritya nataka is a dance drama, Bhagavatamela natakam is a village dance-drama of Tamil Nadu and Kalakshepam is a musical discourse. So the answer is Geya nataka.

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'Sadara' is related with

A.Dhrupad
B.Khayal
C.Thumari
D.Gazal

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: A

Sadra is related with Dhrupad, which is option (A). It is a form in the dhrupad style sung in jhaptal, a ten-beat tala, with the text in Hindi or Persian-derived words. Khayal (B), Thumri (C) and Ghazal (D) are other forms and are not tied to the name sadra. This question belongs to Part I of the paper, the section common to all candidates, which tests general knowledge of Indian music: its theory, history, instruments, texts and artists. The answer follows the final UGC answer key issued after the grievances, and a candidate should learn the keyed answer together with the facts that separate it from the other options, since the options in this subject are often names or terms of the same kind.

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10.

How many Banis are in Dhrupad ?

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: C

There are four Banis in Dhrupad, which is option (C). They are Gobarhar, Khandar, Nauhar and Dagar. The numbers 6 (A), 7 (B) and 5 (D) are not the traditional count. This question belongs to Part I of the paper, the section common to all candidates, which tests general knowledge of Indian music: its theory, history, instruments, texts and artists. The answer follows the final UGC answer key issued after the grievances, and a candidate should learn the keyed answer together with the facts that separate it from the other options, since the options in this subject are often names or terms of the same kind.

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